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Approximately five. The exact number depends on the year.

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What is the usual month of Hanukkah?

Hanukkah occurs during the Hebrew month of Kislev. This usually corresponds to December, but sometimes it begins in November.


What time of year do Jews observe Hanukkah?

Hanukkah begins on the 25th of Kislev. This is at the end of November or during the month of December.


What Jewish month does Hanukkah fall in?

It begins on the 25th of Kislev and lasts for eight days, ending in Tevet.See also:More about Hanukkah


Is Hanukkah in the Fall?

Hanukkah begins on the 25th of the Hebrew month of Kislev ... the third month of the year that began in the Fall with Rosh Hashana. That places the beginning of Hanukkah typically somewhere between late November and mid-December. In 2010, the first day of Hanukkah coincides with December 2.


What date does Hanukkah takes place?

It always begins on the 25th of the Hebrew month of Kislev, which is usually sometime in December.


Which is the darkest month in antarctica?

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Hanukkah is held on the 25 of this month?

Hanukkah always starts on the Hebrew calendar date of 25 Kislev


What month in 2007 was Hanukkah?

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What month has the darkest night?

In my country, it's December


What Hebrew month is Hanukkah celebrated in?

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What is the connection between Sukkot and Hanukkah?

The timing of the holiday of Hanukkah is connected to the Jewish calendar which is based on the lunar cycle. Hanukkah begins on the Hebrew date 25 Kislev. This date is the darkest day of the year in Israel with a waning moon and few daytime hours and 25 kislev usually falls out around the date of Dec. 21.


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